Yes. (Breathing large sigh of relief.) I’m down to the last 5 chapters. That means I’m 75% of the way through my first draft.
TOTAL WORD COUNT = 95,062 / 339 Pages
Hurrah! I don’t know if the plot is full of holes like a sieve, but I’ve got almost 350 pages written. That means about another hundred pages to go and I can start to edit. It does beg the question “When is big too big?” (Editor’s note: I’d also like to know why there is so much god damn experimental drum and bass in our iTunes. I blame Dave Hodder.)
Seriously though, my current plan is to focus on getting the first draft done before our big trip to the UK.
Meanwhile, I’ll be going to this –